Rene Gonzalez is a candidate for Portland Mayor.
Currently serving his first term, Gonzalez is a Portland City Commissioner overseeing the Portland Fire Bureau, the Bureau of Emergency Communications, and the Bureau of Emergency Management. He took office in 2023.
A business attorney by profession, Gonzalez is the founder of a law firm and a technology consulting company. He played a leadership role in establishing Oregon’s largest soccer club, United PDX, and was a key organizer for ED300, a political action committee focused on reopening schools during the pandemic.
Gonzalez’s priorities include intensifying efforts to combat crime by boosting Portland’s police force and increasing enforcement of Portland’s public camping and public drug use bans. He advocates for expanding access to addiction and mental health recovery services, as well as small business support and economic revitalization.
For more information Rene Gonzalez’ platform, please visit his campaign website.
Media links:
- KOIN Eye on NW Politics: Mayoral candidate Rene Gonzalez addresses campaign violations, vision for Portland
- KATU: Know Your Candidates
- Oregonian Endorsement: For Portland mayor, vote Gonzalez as top choice; Rubio second
- League of Women Voters Candidate Interview: Rene Gonzalez
- The Oregonian: Portland mayoral candidate Rene Gonzalez broke law by using taxpayer money to edit Wikipedia page, auditor finds
- KGW ‘Straight Talk’: Portland mayoral candidates Rene Gonzalez and Carmen Rubio make final pushes as election nears
- KGW ‘Straight Talk’: Rene Gonzalez maintains public safety focus, says he’s slowed down in years since speeding tickets
- Willamette Week: Gonzalez Seeks Role in County’s Mediation With Ambulance Contractor
- Willamette Week: Rene Gonzalez Wins Fire and Police Unions’ Endorsements in Mayor’s Race
- KATU: ‘Your Voice Your Vote’: Portland mayoral candidates Gonzalez, Rubio
- KOIN ‘Eye on NW Politics’: Commissioner Rene Gonzalez on campaign for Portland mayor and more
- KGW ‘Straight Talk’: Rene Gonzalez discusses how he would tackle Portland’s public safety challenges as mayor
- OPB: Rene Gonzalez’s first year: On the offensive, but not always on target
- OPB: Rene Gonzalez joins 2024 race for Portland mayor
- The Oregonian: Portland Commissioners Rene Gonzalez, Dan Ryan float potential changes to city government overhaul
- OPB: New Commissioner Rene Gonzalez bans Portland Street Response from distributing tents
- The Oregonian: POLITICS Rene Gonzalez, with law-and-order focus, ousts Portland Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty in contentious City Council race
- KGW: Parents advocate for reopening schools as Portland Public Schools leaders discuss issue